March 23, 2015, 4:13PM

The casket of CW4 George "Wayne" Griffin Jr. makes it way out of the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Hammond on Monday and heads toward the hearse that will take it to burial in Lafayette. Griffin, a helicopter pilot with the National Guard based in Hammond, was killed along with three other Guardsmen and 7 special operations Marines in... Full story »

March 23, 2015, 1:01PM

Soldiers and others filled a Hammond church Monday (March 23) for the funeral of CW4 George "Wayne" Griffin Jr., the National Guard helicopter pilot killed earlier this month in a Florida training exercise. Father Robert Merced praised Griffin as a man whose devotion to duty was exceeded only by his devotion to his family. Griffin's wife, Becky, four children and... Full story »

March 23, 2015, 11:14AM

It was one of several rooftop rescues that Air Force pararescueman Michael Maroney made in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. But Maroney told the Air Force Times that the rescue of this little girl was the one that still tugs at his heart. When the young girl was delivered to Louis Armstrong International Airport on Sept. 7, 2005, her hug... Full story »

March 23, 2015, 7:30AM

West Jefferson High School Air Force Jr. ROTC Wing LA-063, through Teddy J. Marshall Jr., president of its alumni association announced the retirement of MSgt. Wayne Gaudin, who served as an SASI, senior aerospace science instructor. West Jeff and Thomas Jefferson High Schools students are cadets in LA-063. Gaudin worked for the Jefferson Parish Public School System for eighteen... Full story »

March 21, 2015, 4:34PM

After the roar of two jet engines quieted down, silence prevailed Saturday (March 21) as hundreds of family members, friends and National Guard soldiers watched as the casket of Chief Warrant Officer 4 George Wayne Griffin Jr. was unloaded from a plane at the Louisiana National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility in Hammond. The body of the 37-year-old husband and... Full story »

March 20, 2015, 9:42PM

President Barack Obama is expected to announce plans next week to slow down the pace of troop withdrawals between now and the end of 2016 to maintain security in Afghanistan. But the White House on Friday night tamped down expectations raised earlier by an administration official that it could reconsider its plan to remove nearly all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016. Full story »

March 19, 2015, 2:29PM

The Louisiana National Guard says it has received 10 bids to destroy 7,500 tons of M6 artillery propellant at Camp Minden. Col. Pete Schneider said Thursday that the guard isn't releasing the companies' names or any details about their bids. He says an evaluation team is being formed, and the guard will identify agencies and people on the team.... Full story »

March 19, 2015, 7:57AM

American Legion National Commander Mike Helm awarded the American Legion National Commander Honor Ribbon to Harvey-Marrero American Legion Post 222 recently for achieving 100 percent in membership with the post, the Ladies Auxiliary Unit and the Sons Squadron. The Honor Ribbon will be given to Commander Rob Bishop for the post, one to the Ladies Auxiliary Unit President Kate Kelsay... Full story »

March 18, 2015, 4:38PM

Gerd Klaveness, a retired Air Force colonel who was a censor in World War II, commander of a combat-support squadron and a 25-year veteran of New Orleans' public school system, died March 11 at Lambeth House in New Orleans. She was 94. Col. Klaveness was an Air Force Reserve officer who retired in 1979 after a 28-year career, which... Full story »

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Here is our video blog from day 6. We are already home and I'll keep posting these for everyone who is enjoying them. Thank you so much keeping up with us. Look for our tonight at Theadheads Thursday at City Park and we'll be at the Balcony Music Club this Saturday at 10p. Come hang out with us!